CLOSE
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Reportage
    • Pacific Report
    • Asia Report
    • APJS newsfile
    • Climate
  • Country
    • Pacific Report
      • Australia
      • Cook Islands
      • Federated States of Micronesia
      • Fiji
      • Kiribati
      • Marshall Islands
      • Nauru
      • New Caledonia
      • New Zealand
      • Niue
      • Palau-Belau
      • Papua New Guinea
      • Rapanui
      • Samoa
      • Solomon Islands
      • Tahiti
      • Timor-Leste
      • Tokelau
      • Tonga
      • Tuvalu
      • Vanuatu
      • West Papua
    • Asia Report
      • Brunei
      • Cambodia
      • China
      • Indonesia
      • Lao
      • Malaysia
      • Myanmar
      • Philippines
      • Singapore
      • Vietnam
      • Thailand
      • Other
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Multimedia
    • Multimedia
    • PMC on Demand
    • Audio
    • Gallery
    • Video
  • PMC on Demand
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
  • Login
  • About Asia Pacific Report
  • Contact
  • EveningReport.nz
  • Pacific Media Centre
Asia Pacific Report
Asia Pacific Report Asia Pacific Report
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Reportage
    • Pacific Report
    • Asia Report
    • APJS newsfile
    • Climate
  • Country
    • Pacific Report
      • Australia
      • Cook Islands
      • Federated States of Micronesia
      • Fiji
      • Kiribati
      • Marshall Islands
      • Nauru
      • New Caledonia
      • New Zealand
      • Niue
      • Palau-Belau
      • Papua New Guinea
      • Rapanui
      • Samoa
      • Solomon Islands
      • Tahiti
      • Timor-Leste
      • Tokelau
      • Tonga
      • Tuvalu
      • Vanuatu
      • West Papua
    • Asia Report
      • Brunei
      • Cambodia
      • China
      • Indonesia
      • Lao
      • Malaysia
      • Myanmar
      • Philippines
      • Singapore
      • Vietnam
      • Thailand
      • Other
  • Editor’s Picks
    • Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday
      Indigenous

      Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli treatment

      Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio
      Culture

      Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

      ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho
      Development

      Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

      Film director Dandhy Laksono
      Indigenous

      ‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on documentary

      A recent New Zealand pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian rally which condemned the double standards over Israel's nuclear weapons
      Analysis

      Double standards? Why Israel’s nukes get a ‘pass’ while Iran is…

  • Multimedia
    • Multimedia
    • PMC on Demand
    • Audio
    • Gallery
    • Video
  • PMC on Demand
Home Indigenous

Indigenous

Featured posts
  • Latest
  • Featured posts
  • Most popular
  • 7 days popular
  • By review score
  • Random
Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday
Indigenous

Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli treatment

APR editor -
May 27, 2026
Film director Dandhy Laksono
Indigenous

‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on documentary

US target on leftwing streamer Hasan Piker and antiwar activist Medea Benjamin
Indigenous

Caitlin Johnstone: Yet another escalation in the empire’s war on activism and journalism

Climate activist Violet Coco
Indigenous

‘Israel wanted to shame us, but the shame is Israel’s,’ says climate activist Violet Coco

New Zealand Gaza flotilla supporters welcome home two Kiwi activists from brutal Israeli detention at the weekend
Indigenous

Gaza freedom flotilla – reluctance of the West to protest Israel’s thuggery enabled the abuse

Cuban doctors arriving back from Italy following the covid outbreak in 2020
Indigenous

The world owes Cuba a debt – and the US a...

APR editor -
May 25, 2026
0
Olivia Coote presents a welcome home koha to Global Sumud Flotilla activists Mousa Taher (centre) and Hāhona Ormsby (black cap) at Auckland International Airport
Indigenous

Haka, waiata welcome for NZ’s Gaza flotilla activists after brutal ordeal...

APR editor -
May 24, 2026
0
"The [flotilla activists] were then illegally brought to Israel to face further abuse under the watch of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the terrorist thug serving as the Minister of National Security, who caused global outrage."
Indigenous

Andy Worthington: The startling severity of Gaza flotilla activists’ rape allegations

APR editor -
May 24, 2026
0
Australian Gaza flotilla activist Zack Schofield
Indigenous

‘It’s worse for Palestinians,’ says Australian flotilla activist about Israeli torture

Pacific Media Watch -
May 23, 2026
0
"And now the world acts shocked because foreign activists were finally subjected to a fraction of what Palestinians have endured for decades
Indigenous

Shameen Suleman: Outrage over the flotilla activists but where were they...

APR editor -
May 23, 2026
0
Indigenous

Israel’s $700m Hasbara fiasco – how Ben-Gvir’s flotilla abuse video stirred...

APR editor -
May 22, 2026
0
New Caledonia’s MP at the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou (pro-independence) after the French National Assembly endorsed changes in New Caledonia’s electoral roll for provincial elections
Indigenous

French National Assembly allows ‘native’ voters to take part in local...

APR editor -
May 21, 2026
0
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gloating as security forces mistreat the Global Sumud Flotilla captives
Indigenous

Peace Action demands NZ summon Israeli ambassador over brutal action against...

APR editor -
May 21, 2026
0
Mousa Taher on board Ksar Sabadad
Indigenous

87+ Gaza aid flotilla activists abducted by Israel now on hunger...

APR editor -
May 21, 2026
0
Indigenous

Israel is ‘doing a Ukraine’ in Lebanon but world stays silent,...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 21, 2026
0
Julien Blondel's niece holds a "free Julien!" placard in French with a Palestinian watermelon logo
Indigenous

Family pleas for kidnapped 3 Kiwis as Gaza flotilla demands global...

APR editor -
May 20, 2026
0
PNG's Parliament Haus in Port Moresby
Indigenous

New bid to tackle Papua New Guinea’s chronic lack of women...

APR editor -
May 20, 2026
0
New Caledonia’s special electoral card for Congress and provincial elections
Indigenous

French Senate endorses change to New Caledonia’s ‘frozen’ electoral roll

APR editor -
May 19, 2026
0
Israeli soldiers board a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla vessel and hold the crew at gunpoint
Indigenous

Greenpeace calls on global govts to ensure safety of Gaza flotilla...

APR editor -
May 19, 2026
0
Israeli military intervene in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea to seize the Global Sumud Fleet
Indigenous

Irish president’s sister, 2 Kiwis among Gaza flotilla activists detained by...

APR editor -
May 19, 2026
0
Israeli military pictured boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla yacht Abodes
Indigenous

Türkiye condemns new Israeli ‘piracy’ against Gaza aid flotilla in international...

APR editor -
May 19, 2026
0
"We should first recognise that restarting the war amounts to an admission that Trump’s previous escalatory gambit-- the blockade of the blockade -- has failed."
Indigenous

Trita Parsi: Is Trump poised to restart the Iran war?

APR editor -
May 18, 2026
0
A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Indigenous

Israel becomes world’s most disliked country, global survey finds

APR editor -
May 18, 2026
0
Papua's Tom Beanal
Indigenous

Thom Beanal – saluting a human rights legacy for Papua’s ‘father’

APR editor -
May 18, 2026
0
An Auckland Writers' Festival vigil with Marika (left) and Kathy
Indigenous

Palestine on patrol – how a flag-dress caused a writers’ stir...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 17, 2026
0
A photo of Indigenous West Papuan civilians in Distrik Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, allegedly wounded by use of excessive force by Indonesian military
Indigenous

‘They’re wiping us out’ – church leader warns about young West...

APR editor -
May 17, 2026
0
A New Zealand protest over the Gaza genocide with a focus on the media
Indigenous

Improvements in Pacific media freedom, but a shameful silence on Gaza...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 15, 2026
0
123...135Page 1 of 135

CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29
Indigenous

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
Indigenous

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm
Indigenous

Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
Indigenous

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

Load more

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
Indigenous

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
Indigenous

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
Coronavirus

Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

1News political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay talks to the main party leaders in last night's debate
Indigenous

NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
Coronavirus

NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...

The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
Indigenous

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

Load more

BEARING WITNESS

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
Indigenous

Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
Indigenous

Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
Indigenous

Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
Asia Report

27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
Indigenous

Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
APJS newsfile

Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Tweet to @DavidRobie
Tweets by DavidRobie

APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
Indigenous

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
APJS newsfile

Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
APJS newsfile

Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)
Indigenous

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

POPULAR POSTS

Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga sings and dances along to a cultural song after Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific Round 15 match
Editor's Picks

‘We always stay hopeful’, says Umaga on Moana Pasifika’s future

French President Emmanuel Macron and Papua New Guinea PM James Marape meeting
Aviation

PNG prime minister visits France, plans to open Paris embassy

Chinese embassy staff in Nauru with government officials hosted a New Year Candy Parade on 2 January 2026
Asia Report

Nauru orders public servants, govt bodies to follow ‘One China’ policy

A recent New Zealand pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian rally which condemned the double standards over Israel's nuclear weapons
Analysis

Double standards? Why Israel’s nukes get a ‘pass’ while Iran is...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday
Indigenous

Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli treatment

Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio
Culture

Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho
Development

Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

Film director Dandhy Laksono
Indigenous

‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on documentary

Load more

MOST COMMENTS

Indigenous

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern
Analysis

Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

Global

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva
Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday
Indigenous

Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli treatment

Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio
Culture

Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho
Development

Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

Film director Dandhy Laksono
Indigenous

‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on documentary

Editor's Picks

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli treatment

May 27, 2026
Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio

Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

May 27, 2026
ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho

Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

May 27, 2026
Film director Dandhy Laksono

‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on documentary

May 26, 2026
A recent New Zealand pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian rally which condemned the double standards over Israel's nuclear weapons

Double standards? Why Israel’s nukes get a ‘pass’ while Iran is...

May 26, 2026
Load more

Popular Reports

Climate activist Violet Coco

‘Israel wanted to shame us, but the shame is Israel’s,’ says...

May 26, 2026
The documentary Pesta Babi has stirred discussions about Papuan development and the impact of deforestation policies

Pesta Babi doco stirs West Papuan development debates and ‘crackdown’

May 24, 2026
"The [flotilla activists] were then illegally brought to Israel to face further abuse under the watch of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the terrorist thug serving as the Minister of National Security, who caused global outrage."

Andy Worthington: The startling severity of Gaza flotilla activists’ rape allegations

May 24, 2026
A group of five Australians who were on board the Gaza freedom flotilla and spoke of the Israeli abuse and violence on their arrival home

Flotilla activists tasered, sedated, sexually assaulted – Israeli prison service claims...

May 23, 2026
Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli treatment

May 27, 2026
Load more

POPULAR CATEGORIES

  • Pacific Report8291
  • Politics6087
  • Human Rights4742
  • Syndicate4606
  • Global4020
  • New Zealand3572
  • Indigenous2971
  • RNZ Pacific2596
  • Media2303
  • Pacific Media Watch2035
  • Asia Report2018
  • Democracy1951
  • Security1915
  • Military1780
  • Justice1717
CREATIVE COMMONS
Creative Commons LicenseCopyright: Content on Asia Pacific Report is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Contact us: newseditor@AsiaPacificReport.nz
FOLLOW US
© Site Copyright 2021 - AsiaPacificReport.nz